(PS) Lewis v. State of CA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MELVIN RAY LEWIS, Case No. 2:21-cv-01575-DAD-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS

CASE SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR

13 v. FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND FAILURE

TO STATE A CLAIM

14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

RESPONSE DUE WITHIN FOURTEEN

15 Defendants. DAYS 16 17 On May 19, 2022, the court screened plaintiff’s complaint, notified him that it failed to 18 state a claim, and gave plaintiff thirty days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 3. To date, 19 plaintiff has not done so. 20 To manage its docket effectively, the court imposes deadlines on litigants and requires 21 litigants to meet those deadlines. The court may dismiss a case for plaintiff’s failure to prosecute 22 or failure to comply with its orders or local rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b); Hells Canyon Pres. 23 Council v. U.S. Forest Serv., 403 F.3d 683, 689 (9th Cir. 2005); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 24 1440-41 (9th Cir. 1988). Involuntary dismissal is a harsh…